It has been weeks since Lina attended the group meeting in her church, she just suddenly stopped.
She went for grocery shopping one evening and met one of her group member Becky.
They greeted each other, Becky who has been curious on her absence asked her what was going on with her.
Lina explained that she has been busy, so had no time to attend the meeting.
Becky smiled reminded her of her previous engagement in the group, even when she was newly appointed as the branch manager in her office.
She didn't want to hit the nail to making her open up to her, she just told her how the group members have missed her.
Started telling her of their program and the ups and downs without her, emphasized on her importance in the group and the big role she plays.
This brightened Lina, she thought she was not recognized in the group and was taken for granted.
She promised Becky to attend the next meeting, Becky smiled and thanked her for agreeing to attend the meeting.
Thanks for reading.
This short story is a five-minute freewrite inspired by the Tuesday Freewrite prompt: "previous engagement". Join the @freewritehouse community to receive daily prompts, hosted by @mariannewest